What Dave doesn't mention in this post is the mindset he brings to these meetings. Honest, open, generous, no time wasted, and he's completely direct. Regardless of how you got to the table, you end up having a super high value discussion because of how he approaches the time.

The fact that he gains so much from these later is no surprise to me. What he gets back later on is just a big karma circle finding its way back to him.

This path is open to everyone.